Wednesday 27 January 2016

Serpentine Galleries - Announcing The Magazine Sessions & spring exhibitions; Michael Craig-Martin book signing

Serpentine




ANNOUNCING A NEW PERFORMANCE SERIES
THE MAGAZINE SESSIONS
IN COLLABORATION WITH FIORUCCI ART TRUST
MATT COPSON: A WOODLAND TRUCE
MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY, 8-10PM
THE MAGAZINE, SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY
TICKETS £7.50/£6.50 CONC. AVAILABLE VIA TICKETWEB OR 020 7402 6075
Artist Matt Copson's A Woodland Truce, with music by Felicita and voice performances by Musarc, inaugurates this new series.

Presented in collaboration with Fiorucci Art Trust and with the participation of The Magazine restaurant, The Magazine Sessions is a new series of experimental and immersive events whereby artists are invited to devise site-specific evenings of performance-led experiences
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FINAL WEEKS
MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN: TRANSIENCE
UNTIL SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE
‘It’s beautifully done. Every room has a different garish colour scheme, and with no accidental colour clashes to deal with, the Serpentine has been turned into a genuinely transporting, all-enveloping environment’
The Sunday Times

 
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SIMON DENNY:
PRODUCTS FOR ORGANISING
UNTIL SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY
FREE
'The intention is anything but didactic. Denny’s droll narrative voice runs all the way through it, cracking jokes and drawing comic parallels between techies, criminals and bureaucrats. And he probably wouldn’t want his viewers to say they learned a lot, but I certainly did'
The Observer
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SPRING EXHIBITIONS
IT'S EXCELLENT
HILMA AF KLINT:
PAINTING THE UNSEEN
OPENS 3 MARCH
PREVIEW: 2 MARCH, 6:30-9PM
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE
Now regarded as a pioneer of abstract art, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) painted hidden worlds found within nature, science and the spiritual realm
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DAS INSTITUT
 
OPENS 3 MARCH
PREVIEW: 2 MARCH, 6:30-9PM
SERPENTINE SACKLER GALLERY
FREE
This is the first major UK public exhibition of work by artists Kerstin Brätsch and Adele Röder, who work collaboratively as DAS INSTITUT
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EDGWARE ROAD PROJECT
ARTIST TALK: ANTON KATS
SATURDAY 30 JANUARY, 3PM
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE, NO BOOKING NECESSARY
Artist and musician Anton Kats gives a talk taking the form of an open studio and live radio performance in which he'll draw upon two ongoing projects initiated through the Serpentine's Edgware Road Project
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FREE EVENTS
MICHAEL CRAIG-MARTIN:
BOOK SIGNING
SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY, 2-3PM
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE, DROP-IN
Meet artist Michael Craig-Martin at the Serpentine for a book signing focused on four of the artist's recent books, all of which will be available to purchase on the day. Presented in collaboration with Koenig Books
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FAMILY DAY: FOLEYAGE –
A PARK MADE OF SOUND
SUNDAY 7 FEBRUARY, 12-5PM
SERPENTINE GALLERY
FREE, DROP-IN
Join artists Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau and Ross Jardine (Radio Anti) to help them run a temporary radio station, broadcasting from among the trees of Kensington Gardens. All ages welcome
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SERPENTINE CINEMA
SOPHIE CUNDALE: AFTER PICASSO, GOD
WEDNESDAY 17 FEB, 7PM
PECKHAMPLEX CINEMA
TICKETS £5/£3 CONC.
Artist Sophie Cundale presents the premiere of her new film work, After Picasso, God, which sees a woman (played by Cundale) visit a hypnotist to address an unwanted addiction. The film is written and directed by Sophie Cundale and has been co-commissioned by the Serpentine Galleries and the South London Gallery
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FROM OUR FRIENDS
FINAL WEEK:
JEAN-ETIENNE LIOTARD
UNTIL SUNDAY 31 JANUARY
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
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Discover one of the most sought-after portraitists of Enlightenment Europe before this exhibition closes. An intriguingly idiosyncratic artist, Liotard commanded an impressive, fashionable and international clientele 
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BETTY WOODMAN:
THEATRE OF THE DOMESTIC
3 FEB 2016 – 10 APR 2016
ICA, THE MALL
ENTRY £1 WITH DAY MEMBERSHIP
This first UK solo presentation from Betty Woodman, one of the most important contemporary artists working with ceramics today, focuses on recent work, including a number of major new mixed media pieces
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LOTTERY FUNDED Supported using public funding by ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND